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Enrollment
710
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARTSELLE CITY·NCES 010173000596
Crestline Elementary School
800 Crestline Dr SW, Hartselle, AL 35640 · (256) 773-9967 · Morgan County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL710 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
267 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 174 | 25% |
| Kindergarten | 124 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (124) is 28% larger than its 4th grade class (97).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Crestline Elementary School→Hartselle Intermediate School→Hartselle Junior High School→Hartselle High School
Based on grade levels within Hartselle City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
81.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
67.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
74.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 57% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Alabama's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Crestline Elementary School
Crestline Elementary School's state test result (74.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crestline Elementary School this school | 710 | 37.6% | 74.3% |
| Lauderdale Elementary School Rogersville | 746 | 39.5% | 49.5% |
| Wicksburg Elementary School Newton | 636 | 38.5% | 72.3% |
| Walker Elementary School Northport | 743 | 40.1% | 60.9% |
| Arab Primary School Arab | 698 | 39.3% | N/A |
| Holtville Elementary School Deatsville | 877 | 39.2% | 61.7% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Crestline Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Morgan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #57 of 626 | #4 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #61 of 626 | #6 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.9% | #80 of 626 | #4 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 710 | #99 of 709 | #1 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #75 of 655 | #4 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.7% | #541 of 658 | #19 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.6% | #597 of 696 | #20 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +45.8% | #18 of 262 | #1 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
710
+227 (+47%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 809
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 710 | 48.3 | 14.7:1 | 38% (267) |
| 2023-24 | 591 | 41.3 | 14.3:1 | 45% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 550 | 41.3 | 13.3:1 | 49% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 483 | 35 | 13.8:1 | 26% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 32.5 | 15.0:1 | 32% (156) |
| 2015-16 | 434 | 33 | 13.2:1 | 34% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 587 | 43 | 13.7:1 | 33% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 611 | 46 | 13.3:1 | 22% (134) |
| 1990-91 | 809 | 39 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crestline Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 46% (487 to 710); teachers up 49% (32.5 to 48.3).
About Crestline Elementary School
Crestline Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Hartselle, Alabama. The school serves pre-K through 4. Enrollment is 710 students. It has 48% more students than the average for elementary schools in Alabama (about 480).
Crestline Elementary School is run by Hartselle City, whose 6 schools enroll 3,683 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Crestline Elementary School is White, at 87%. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 3% Black. The White share of the county population is lower, at 74%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Crestline Elementary School scores 24%.
Its staff includes 48.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.7 students per teacher. The gap from the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama is 2.3 students per teacher. Roughly 38% of students at Crestline Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 56% average for public schools in Morgan County, the school's rate is lower.
Crestline Elementary School is 17.7 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Alabama.
In Morgan County, home to about 124,471 people, median household income comes to about $68,845, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 46 public schools in the county, enrolling about 20,204, Crestline Elementary School among them.
A public school about 0.9 miles away, Hartselle Junior High School, is the closest to Crestline Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Crestline Elementary School ranks 4th on proficiency.
Crestline Elementary School is in a town close to an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Fringe.
The school counted 483 students in 2020-21 and 710 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference.
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Morgan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
124,471
Census ACS
Median income
$68,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
20,204 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hartselle City
- Hartselle High SchoolHigh · 1,027 students
- Hartselle Junior High SchoolMiddle · 553 students
- Hartselle Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 522 students
- FE Burleson Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Barkley Bridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 419 students
Other schools in Hartselle
- Hartselle High SchoolHigh · 1,027 students
- Hartselle Junior High SchoolMiddle · 553 students
- Hartselle Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 522 students
- FE Burleson Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Barkley Bridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 419 students
- Morgan County Learning CenterHigh
Other Crestline Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Crestline Elementary. Crestline Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Crestline Elementary SchoolMountain Brook, AL · 743 students
- Crestline Elementary SchoolVancouver, WA · 446 students
- Crestline ElementaryBarstow, CA · 371 students
- Crestline Elementary SchoolCrestline, OH · 258 students
Nearby schools
- Hartselle Junior High School0.9 mi · 553
- Hartselle Intermediate School1.1 mi · 522
- Barkley Bridge Elementary School1.3 mi · 419
- Hartselle High School1.9 mi · 1,027
- FE Burleson Elementary School2.0 mi · 452
- Falkville High School5.3 mi · 467
Frequently asked questions
About Crestline Elementary SchoolHow large is Crestline Elementary School?
Crestline Elementary School enrolls approximately 710 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Crestline Elementary School serve?
Crestline Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Crestline Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Crestline Elementary School is approximately 14.7:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Crestline Elementary School?
At Crestline Elementary School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Crestline Elementary School?
Crestline Elementary School is overseen by Hartselle City in Morgan County.
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